RAFIZI Ramli said the e-voting system breach in Julau today confirmed his suspicion of foul play in the party polls, but stopped short of pointing the finger at rival Mohamed Azmin Ali.
“I’m glad we finally got confirmation (on the breach),” said the PKR deputy president candidate.
He said he suspects that polling in Sabah had been compromised as well.
“I found it very difficult to make sense, in terms of the crowd (that turned out) and the results we got. We are dumbfounded, as the results were not what we had expected,” a despondent Rafizi told reporters.
He stayed back at the Julau Sports Complex’s William Mawan Stadium long after people had left. Except for the occasional chat with well-wishers, he kept to himself on a stage at one end of the hall.
“Now, there is clear confirmation. I hope the party and central election committee (JPP) will get to the bottom of this.”
He said his suspicion was aroused about 1pm, when he saw a man “tampering” with the tablets used in the e-voting process in Julau.
“We even captured on video what he was doing.”
Rafizi said when he and election monitors confronted the man, they were told that he was checking the tablets because he suspected that they had been tampered with.
JPP chairman Rashid Din earlier confirmed that as many as 10 tablets in Julau had been compromised.
Rafizi said the unauthorised application – which Rashid described as “Prey Anti-Theft” software – was designed to “wipe out votes” on the tablets.
The app could only be installed physically, he added.
As a result of the breach, Rashid said, polls in the division have been suspended.
Rafizi, who is former Pandan MP, said he had been well on his way to securing the 3,000 votes he needed to keep up with Azmin, and win Sarawak, when he sensed something was amiss this afternoon.
“I was on the road to winning Julau, and getting the 3,000 votes.”
After JPP confirmed the breach, he said, members who had yet to vote were told not to come.
“We even told some 800 voters not to turn up at 3pm, after there was confirmation that the system had been hacked.
“I could have won Sarawak handsomely.”
Rafizi said it will take a week before any decision on the Julau polls is made. He said he believes that JPP will order a revote.
“I don’t think the results for Julau – whatever the results – will be accepted.”
If a re-poll is called, he said, “I am not certain if anyone has the energy for it”.
“Every time there is a revote, it takes a huge toll on our campaign. To mobilise members in areas like Julau is not easy. The logistics issue is huge.”
And, said Rafizi, he is already broke.
“I don’t have a single sen left to organise another round.”
Julau MP Larry Sng, who is contesting the division chief’s post, and Selangor’s Batu Tiga assemblyman Rodziah Ismail lodged a report on the breach at the Julau police station about 6.30pm. – November 10, 2018.
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in short, he never expected more than 1,000 votes. Now he says, he could have easily gotten 3,000 votes if not for foul play and deems the whole process was rigged! And now he wants a revote??!!
Simple, he knew he was losing and Julau being the only place for him to make up the votes, he is seeking a revote.. Hence, his claim that there was foul play. This Din character seems to play along that notion.
My question... Are these people of good character, seriously? Or are they so desperately seeking positions in the party to gain control? And willing to do anything to achieve their goals.
The whole PKR party is questionable and faced with credibility issues!
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